Global Disputes Partner to Join Quinn Emanuel’s London Office

London, Chicago, New York, Hong Kong, Houston, Los Angeles, Hamburg, Mannheim, Moscow, Munich, Paris, San Francisco, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Sydney, Tokyo, Washington, D.C., Brussels (February 4, 2016) – Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP has announced that Paul Friedman will join the firm as a partner based in the London office. Friedman will join the firm from Clyde & Co. where he was also a partner.
Mr. Friedman principally specializes in complex commercial litigation for large global companies. He has represented numerous global investment banks, private equity houses, high net- worth individuals and companies all over the globe, including the United Kingdom, Europe, China, India, Japan, and the United States. Many of these disputes are resolved via alternative dispute resolution such as mediation. Paul also has excellent experience acting for clients in international arbitrations. He is particularly proud of his track record of often resolving lawsuits quickly in the best interests of his clients.
 
Managing Partner John B. Quinn said: “Quinn Emanuel has focused on representing Israeli clients for over a decade, and has successfully litigated disputes for Israeli clients in the United States, the UK, the EU and elsewhere. Given that Paul will divide his time between London and Israel and has deep connections to Israeli business, Paul's practice will also be a further boost to the firm's Israel practice.”
 
London Co-Managing Partners Richard East and Sue Prevezer QC said: “We are very pleased to welcome Paul to our practice in London. He has been a prominent lawyer active in the finance litigation area for some time and his practice fits perfectly with our existing group, where we are building both strength and depth.”
 
Paul Friedman said: “I am excited about joining a global litigation powerhouse which I believe will allow my practice to expand, in addition to playing an active role in further growing QE's Israel practice. I wish my colleagues well at Clyde & Co where I have had a happy and successful time.”
 
Mr. Friedman has been widely recognized by leading legal publications for his successes including Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 and is qualified as a Solicitor Advocate (Civil) in England & Wales.
 
Quinn Emanuel is a 700+ lawyer business litigation firm—the largest in the world devoted solely to business litigation and arbitration with 18 global office locations. Firm lawyers have tried over 2,400 cases, winning 88% of them. When representing defendants, Quinn Emanuel’s trial experience gets better settlements or defense verdicts. When representing plaintiffs, Quinn Emanuel lawyers have won over $47 billion in judgments and settlements. Quinn Emanuel has also obtained five 9-figure jury verdicts, twenty-four 9-figure settlements, and twelve 10-figure settlements. The American Lawyer named Quinn Emanuel the top IP litigation firm in the U.S. and one of the top six commercial litigation firms in the country. We were voted four times as one of the four “most feared” firms by General Counsels at Fortune 500 companies — the lawyers they “least like to see” on the other side. The Lawyer named us “International Firm of the Year.” Law360 selected us as Antitrust, Appellate, Banking, Class Action, Insurance, and IP “Practice Groups of the Year.” Managing IP twice recognized us as having the “Best ITC Litigation Practice” and honored us with the “Patent Contentious West” award. Legal Business has twice named us “US Law Firm of the Year,” and our German offices have been named both IP Litigation and Patent Litigation Firm of the Year by JUVE, Germany’s most prestigious legal publication.Global Investigations Review, a leading legal periodical covering global white collar investigations, named us the “Most Impressive Investigations Practice of the Year.” Further information is available at www.quinnemanuel.com